Crepeys who try not to look like creepy clowns....

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Would that be OK?

Must try to avoid a thread switch on a Friday night

That really is awful, CV.

Your DS is clearly a lovely lad to have such friends, BTM.

Am gloriously alone and contemplating friend's 50th later.

DS is OK; he was a little trembly when he called me, and the owner's response didn't help. He keeps thinking of things he should have done to stop/chase/apprehend them, although I told him it wasn't his job to put himself in any danger for the sake of £100 of someone else's money. It's a sad life lesson that some people just aren't very nice.

Pole dancing - oof, looks so difficult! I've recently started going to a Zumba class (which is conveniently about 200m from my front door) and I can't help feeling a little self-conscious and....well........uptight about all the pelvic thrusting and boob wiggling one is supposed to do. And the whoops! Maybe I need a few drinks beforehand to unleash my inner Brazilian.

And flaunt your outer one too?

Lalsy, because Ordinary Lies is cumulative, this series'll get more compelling as it goes along. I loved last series.

CV - horrible experience for DS - I'd have probably handed over the cash too. He shouldn't have been left in charge alone.

I really enjoyed Ordinary Lies as well although I haven't watched Season 1.

I once stood on an escalator and watched a young woman put her hand in my bag and remove my purse. She and the young man she was with then ran up, jumped the barriers and ran away while I was still mumbling, excuse me I think that's my purse. The transport police said this was completely normal and even if I had had a crime-fighting urge I should have resisted it. As did Barclaycard fraud dept (they got my company credit card and there was an investigation). Do you know where that audacious young couple got the train from Victoria to? Penge.

Lalsy, I can just imagine. Something like that takes you completely by surprise. DM similarly watched while somebody came up to her table in a restaurant, reached underneath, and stole her handbag.

Poor DS, Cv'. No wonder he's a bit wobbly. The last thing the boss should have done is swear at him. Child labour and all that.... I burst into tears when my handbag got stolen out of my clinic room at work years ago. The repercussions went on and on, as my sisters passport was in it, and the whole thing turned into a big fraud case...

I am back on the sofa.
Movies watched - 2, and one in progress.
Chocolates eaten - half a box of mini pralines
Micro sleeps - numerous
Oh dear

CV if he'd had the training it would have said he should immediately hand over the cash without arguing and should definitely not have chased them. The police would say the same. Never resist, there's nothing they can take that's worth risking a broken nose for.

God, CV, that's awful - your poor DS. Agree with Auriga, don't resist, just hand over the cash is the right thing to do.

I have a cold and have spent most of the day on the sofa with the cat. I have also done a little online shopping: three dresses, some miracle moisturiser, toilet paper, something to get the knots out of the cat's coat, a CD, some anti-stress cat food for the cat (he will be like a new cat at this rate, won't he?) and am contemplating some ankle boots.

I have also started to clear out my drawers and wardrobe. How easy is it to ebay stuff? Is it a faff with the posting off of everything? Is there anyone/an organisation that you can give your stuff to, and they sell it for you and take a cut?

DD1 is out at Welcome to Night Vale, and DD2 is shrieking at her friend in Texas on Skype. DD2 would rather spend her evenings talking to Miss Texas than out with her friends, and I worry sometimes.

MrsS:

sellyourstuffonebay.co.uk

sellyourstuffonebay.co.uk/

Can't vouch for them personally, but have them bookmarked as recommended by someone somewhere once.

We are also seeking to declutter massively now the dc are gone. Sob.

www.stuffusell.co.uk/

Oh heck, Rudy. Not something I can help with, but there are a few threads on MN where you'd get some good advice.

MrsS - eBay is a faff to start with, but once you get into the swing of it, it's fairly easy. I take pics on my tablet, so I can put them straight into my listing, and I use MyHermes for postage (it's cheaper than RM, you can pay online and print labels at home, no queuing in the PO, and it's a flat cost up to 2kg). Don't mess around listing things at 99p - too much hassle. Check beforehand what similar things sell for.

Rudy, how lovely of you to want to support them. Like CV says, there are some threads on here where people have lots of experience.
Sadly, they have to want to do it for themselves before anything might work.
My father was an alcoholic - I think the support offered in the 60's/70's was very different from now, but the bottom line was that he didn't really want to stop.

Woke early so I will go in for breakfast time - hope he got a decent nights sleep as he was very fed-up last night.

BTM At least there should be minimal traffic at this time on a Sunday. I hope your DS got some rest.
I can't believe just how noisy hospitals are!

Rudy there is a wealth of experience on MN regarding alcoholism etc. Sorry I'm not able to help personally. However, the message I always seem to get is that the person needs to want to be helped. Often you have to let them reach rock bottom before that happens.

On a positive note, I have just finished the most delicious cup of strong loose leaf tea in bed.

We went out to most fantastic tapas bar last night. I drove, so DH consumed huge amount of red wine, and so cue him snoring like something out of a comic book. I decamped to spare room. I quite like having a bed to myself. I could get used to it.

Rudy, have a good trip to ds....I think like others say, all you can do is support when they decide to tackle it. You could have a look at Al Anon, which helps families, friends etc. They might have some ideas....

I loved your teenage bedroom conundrum. I think with that fantastic gender mixture, I'd chuck them all in together. I've always worked on safety in numbers in the bedroom department. Talking of which, has anyone read the 'do you give condoms to your teenage sons' thread? I'm pretty sure there's no need at the moment, but should I be buying them and leaving them around. Never did for dd1, but what's the crepey view? The thread has a link to a good Guardian article and also a scheme that provides them free to teenagers. I know for a fact, dh would be massively anti......

CV, hope your ds is ok. I'd be a bit pissed off he wasn't reporting it to police, actually.

Today I'm making tomato pickle, walking in the woods and pub lunch. Hopefully it will be as nice as it sounds

Not pissed off with your ds, CV. Pissed off with his boss, IYKWIM

Rudy It's shaping up to be another amazing day here - the mist is slowly clearing to a cloudless blue sky.

BTM - Sorry he is fed up but at least he is well enough to be fed up, iyswim! Really very ill & they are just wan & nice

Cocoa DH & I have been in separate rooms for the last 3 weeks - this labrynthitis is upsetting my sleep - it's bliss & will be hard to go back to sharing again.

Rudy, my best friend was an alcoholic and so I have lots of experience of it, sadly. I think the tipping point is not necessarily daytime drinking, vodka for breakfast etc - it's the dependence on it, the inability to relax or enjoy oneself without booze, the panic which sets in if there isn't enough booze in the house, the need for booze overwhelming your need to be sober at your kids' school play (or whatever) or when you are driving etc and the lying to yourself and others about your relationship with booze. It is sometimes hard to spot where the line is between being an enthusiastic drinker and having a problem but those are some of the signs. If she is admitting to a bottle a night, she is probably drinking a lot more sadly.

Posted too soon, sorry. Phone playing up. Id be happy to talk more if that would help. Do PM me. It is a horrible illness and a difficult one as alcoholics can be so hard to live with and downright nasty sometimes when crossed. Thinking of you

Monty, are you heading south any time soon?

Looking very lovely here today. One of those classic autumn days I hope...

In S and B news I picked up a John Lewis Kin dress for a tenner in the charity shop yesterday. I really like their stuff for work. Am off to my mum's today so will plunder her charity shops when I am there. I don't think I will have time to pop to chez Beachy alas but will be in touch if I can.

S London crepes - am meeting BTM for an early drink at French house in L lane on Wednesday. Let me know if anyone else would like to come. I need to be back to watch bake off with kids as I teach late usually but we though 5.45 ish for a glass and a few nibbles would be fun.

I haven't forgotten about 26th Nov and organising something at vote in town. I am off this week so will get onto it. Any of the newer crepies fancy coming along?

It's my wedding anniversary. Dh has forgotten and I can't even be cross as he is very low. I hope he will find the break from the kids (and me!) useful and head clearing. Separate rooms sound quite nice....

X posts Beachy. I may not have time to swing by the trip but will drop you a PM if I can slink off for an hour xx